Curtain-pole



(No Model.)

B. K. WEST.

CURTAIN POLE.

No. 587,166. Patented July 27,- 1897.

UNITED STATES AT FECEQ EPHRAIM KIRBY WEST, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

CURTAIN-POLE.

SPECIFICATION forming m of Letters Patent No. 587,166, dated July 27, 1897.

Application filed August 20, 1896.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EPHRAIM KIRBY WEST, a citizen of the United States, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Curtain-Pole; and I do hereby declare that the following, in connection'with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description of the-invention.

What I have invented is a curtain-pole so constructed that it may be easily and firmly secured in position and that without rings the hooks may be easily attached to the pole and detached therefrom and will hold the curtain against the side of the pole snugly, covering and concealing the pole when desired.

My pole is a simple metal tube provided with a single slot arranged along one side, and slightly larger tubes, also with slots where desired, are provided, into which the ends of the main pole fit snugly, so that by this telescoping arrangement the length of the pole may be changed to adapt it to various locations. Metal straps are provided for sustaining the poles in various locations and setscrews for holding the poles firmly inthe straps, also set-screws for securing the tubes in position after adjustment.

My invention will be better understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the same numerals of reference refer to corresponding parts in all figures.

Figure I is a perspective View of the main pole or tube with short hooks set in position. Fig. II is a similar view showing-longer hooks and manner of setting them in place. Figs. III, IV, and IX show the use of the supplementary end tubes for varying the length of the pole. Figs. V, VI, VII, and VIII show various forms of straps for holding the pole in position.

In the drawings, 1 indicates the main pole or tube, provided with a narrow slot 2, arranged along one side, just large enough to admit the shanks of the hanging-hooks 3, having preferably integral back pieces 4. These are preferably elongated vertically in an arc shape to fit the interior of the tube, or in some cases they may be of any desired form, as shown at 5 in Fig. II.

The hooks may be short, as shown in Fig.

Serial No. 603,321. (No model.)

I, drawing the curtain up snugly against the middle of the tube, substantially the whole of which may be thus covered by the curtain, or they may be elongated, as shown in Fig. II, and shaped about as illustrated. In either case at points just beyond where their shanks pass through the slot their bodies are bent downward on the exterior of the tube and the hooks proper at their lower ends receive the curtain. The weight of the latter on the hanging-hooks thus formed, in connection with the arc shape of the back pieces, holds the hooks very firmly in position and prevents the rotation of the shanks automatically in the slot, even when the curtain is moved longitudinally, which might undesirably dislodge the back piece and disconnect the hook from the pole. In Fig. II is also shown at 6 the manner of attaching the hooks to the pole after it has been secured permanently in position. The elongated and narrow back piece 4 is turned parallel to the slot, which is made large enough to permit it to pass in that position, and when it has been inserted into the interior it is turned into its normal position, as shown at '7, where it holds the hook firmly in place against all danger of being withdrawn or shaken out accidentally.

In Figs. III and IV is shown the telescoping arrangement for varying the length of my pole. 8 8 are tubular end pieces into which the main tube 1 fits snugly. In Fig. III these end pieces are provided at their outer ends with right-angle flanges, by means of which they are attached to Walls on both sides, but I prefer to make these end pieces, as shown in Fig. IV, simple tubes provided with slots 9 9, which may be arranged in continuation of the main slot 2, so that the curtain-hooks may he slipped along into the end pieces or tubes 8 8, in which case the ends 10 10 of the tubes 8 8 are preferably slightly beveled at their inner ends, so that there will be no corner to catch the sliding hooks.

It is evident that, where desired, the slots 9 9 may be arranged not to register with the slot 2, as shown in Fig. IX, in which case,.of course, the hooks cannot slip into those slots, but are retained in slot 2.

for fixing the relation of the main tube and end tubes when they have been arranged at the desired length; also straps 12 12, variously formed, as shown in Figs. IV, V, VI, and VII, for sustaining the pole in various locations, which may be provided with setscrews 13 13 for holding the pole firmly in the strap. These set-screws are preferably arranged to enter the slot, as shown in Fig. I, so as to positively prevent the rotation of the pole under the weight of the curtain, or may simply bear against the back of the tube out of sight, as shown in Fig. V.

The preferred form of strap shown in Fig. VII is provided below its supporting-screw 15 with a right-angular shoulder 12, behind which is formed an opening of suificient size to receive the free end of the strap. The latter is passed around under the pole, its end inserted in this opening and drawn upward therein until the strap has been tightened around the pole, and then the set-screw 14 through the shoulder 12' is tightened, so that it clamps the end of the strap back against the support. Hence this form of strap permits a nice adjustment thereof to fit varying sizes of poles.

In FigVIII is shown a simple form of strap, somewhat elastic and adjustable to different sizes of tubes. One end is provided with screw 15 for securing itin position on wall or cornice, and opposite set-screws 16 16 are arranged for pinching the tube and entering its slot to hold it securely.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a cylindrical curtain-pole having a longitudinal slot in one side, and curtain-hooksmountedin said slot; of holding-straps surrounding the pole and attached to a suitable support, and set-screws passing through the straps and into said slot, as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination with a curtain-pole; of a holding-strap 12 therefor, a screw 15 through one end thereof for supporting it, the body of the strap just below said screw having an outwardly-bent shoulder 12 behind which the other end of the strap is passed, and a set-screw 14 through this shoulder against the last-mentioned end, as and for the purpose set forth.

The combination with a cylindrical tubular curtain-pole having a longitudinal slot in one side, and means for supporting the pole and holdingit against rotation; of hanging curtain-hooks, each having a back piece within the pole and larger in one direction than the width. of its slot, a shank leading thence outward through the slot, a downwardly-bent body, and a hook proper at the lower end of the latter, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination with a tubular curtainpole having a slot in one side, and means for supporting the pole and holding it against rotation; of curtain-hooks each having a back piece within the pole larger in one direction but narrower in the other than the width of its slot, a shank leading thence outward through the slot to a body, and a hook proper on the latter, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination with a tubular curtainpole having aslot along one side, and supports therefor; of hanging curtain-hooks, each having a back piece within the pole larger in one direction but narrower in the other than the width of said slot, a shank fixed thereto and leading thence outward through the slot, a downwardly-bent body, and a hook proper at the lower extremity of the latter, as and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, this 12th day of August, 1896.

EPIIRAIM KIRBY VEST.

-Witnesses:

O. SCHOENECK, A. I. FowLEn. 

